Yes, this Monday sucks. Not because it’s just another Monday but because the Baltimore Ravens are the champions of the NFL. It is made worse by the fact that Joe Flacco is your Super Bowl XLVII MVP and that Ray Lewis gets to go out a winner.
The flip-side was only marginally better because a San Francisco win meant we would have to share the pedestal of six-time champions.
I offer you this Steelers fans on this horrible Monday; Think of where your favorite team was once. Think of where your favorite team has been recently and think of where your favorite team is compared to so many others. What you will find is perspective.
The Pittsburgh Steelers originated in 1933 and made only one playoff, in 1947, before finally making another in 1972. As you ***** and moan at your computer this morning about the Ravens, imagine your favorite team making the playoffs ONE time in 39 years!!
The Steelers would then make the playoffs 25 more times between ’73 and today winning six Super Bowl title...

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